 | William Shakespeare, Nicholas Rowe - Drama - 1709 - 3324 pages
...thy Virtues; they on thee: Heav'n doth with us, as we with Torches do, Not light them for themfelves: For if our Virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere...them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine I flues; nor Nature never lends The fmalleft Scruple of her Excellence, But like a thrifty Goddefs,... | |
 | Charles Gildon - 1718
...li. Virtue muft be f een. Heav'n doth with us, as we with Torches do, Not light them for themfelves : For if our Virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere...them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine Iiiues ; nor Nature never lends The (mailed Scruple of her Excellence, But like a thrifty Goddcfs,... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Mr. Theobald (Lewis) - 1733
...intermediate part of tlie Sentence. Not light them for themfelves : for if our virtues (i) Did no: go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine iflues : nor Nature never lends The fmalleft fcruple of her excellence, But, like a thrifty Goddefs,... | |
 | Thomas Hayward, William Oldys - 1740
...virtues ; they on thee : Heav'n doth with us, as we with torches do, Not light them for themfelves ; for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere...them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine I flues ; nor nature never lends The fmalleft fcruple of her excellence, But, like a thirfty Goddefs,... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Sir Thomas Hanmer, Alexander Pope, Nicholas Rowe - 1745
...do, Not light them for themfelves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere 3 'all as if v We had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine ifiues ; nature never lends The fmalleft fcruple of her -excellence, But, like a thrifty goddefs, me determines... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1747
...pleafure. Duke. Angela^ There is a kind of character in thy life, That to th' obferver doth thy tyftory Fully unfold : thy felf and thy belongings. Are not...them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine ififues : nor Nature never lends The fmalleft fcruple of her excellence, But, like a thrifty Goddefs,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768
...virtues ; them on thee. . "Heav'n doth with us, as we with torches do, ISIot light them for themfelves: for if our virtues* Did not go forth of us, 'twere...them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine iffues j nor Nature never lends * The fmalleft fcruple of her excellence, But, like a thrifty Goddefs,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1771
...thee. Heav'n doth with us, as we with torches do, Not light them for themfel^ : for if our rirtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we...them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine iffues ; nor nature never lends The finalleft fcruple of her excellence, But, like a thrifty goddefs,... | |
| William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens - Drama - 1773
...virtues •, them on thee. Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light them for themfelves : for if our virtues » Did not go forth of us, 'twere...them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine iffues : ' nor Nature never lends The fmalleft fcruple of her excellence, But, like a thrifty goddefs,... | |
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Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, Not light them for themselves ; for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. 
